"James, after the timeout, you switch with Jermaine, and you go to defend the No. 41 on the other side."

"Jermaine, you sit under the basket, don't pull it out easily, pay attention to protect the backcourt rebound, and at the same time keep an eye on the No. 13 and don't let him rush to the basket."

In the interval between the substitutes, Rick Carlisle took the tactical board and laid out the next arrangements for them one by one in front of several main players, especially how to limit the blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation between Nash and Nowitzki is the top priority of Rick Carlisle's arrangement this time, Jermaine O'Neal has a large defensive range and very good movement speed, but it is obviously a little difficult to switch to a small guard like Nash after blocking and dismantling. Therefore, Rick Carlisle has adjusted the selection of defenders against Nowitzki, although James Posey is obviously not very effective in defending those physical and powerful interior players, but defensive projection players, whether inside or outside, are James Posey's housekeeping skills, and let him defend Nowitzki, the effect is no worse than Jermaine O'Neal. And when it comes to facing players who are not as physical as themselves, James Posey is basically an insurmountable mountain. Therefore, James Posey and Meng Xu are definitely more effective than Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal when defending the Mavericks' blocking and pick-and-roll tactics.

Due to several successive additions in the free market last summer, not only did the Mavericks continue to sit firmly in the top spot in the West this season, but also made the Mavericks' bench lineup the most powerful bench in the league, and Antoine Jamison, the Warriors boss who averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists per game last season, was actually brought by the Mavericks to play the sixth man, which is the only luxury in the entire league.

Under the leadership of Antoine Jamison, the Mavericks' bench lineup and the Pacers bench led by Reggie Miller played inextricably in the first half of the second quarter. Although after being traded to the Mavericks, Jamison didn't say anything, but Jamison's heart was very uncomfortable, five years after entering the league, he finally met a good helper named Arenas, and under the leadership of Mike Budenholzer, he tasted the playoffs for the first time, although he was eliminated in the first round, but like most players, Antoine Jamison and Arenas and Mike Budenholzer are full of ambition to make a comeback and go further in the new season. But in the offseason, the Warriors who belonged to Jamison collapsed, because of the salary cap, Arenas, whose contract expired, was robbed by the Wizards, and after losing Arenas, the Warriors' management simply chose to mess up, and sent Antoine Jamison, who had just signed a big contract, to the Mavericks, although joining a strong team like the Mavericks can make Jamison one step closer to the championship, but Antoine Jamison, who has just begun the peak of his career, is also the same as most star players, Wanting to have a team of his own, perhaps it is this psychology that makes Jamison always wander outside the circle of the Mavericks, in Jamison's heart, he always misses the Warriors who belong to him, his teammates in that team, head coach Mike Budenholzer, and his closest partner, Gilbert Arenas.

Soon, the official timeout of the second quarter arrived, 38-38, the two sides were tied, after the timeout, the main lineups of both sides were all on the court, perhaps because the main lineup played very well in the first quarter, the old Nelson did not adjust the main lineup when he was suspended, and after restarting, Nash and Nowitzki are still very resolute blocking and dismantling tactics, it seems that the old Nelson is still very satisfied with the blocking and dismantling cooperation between Nash and Nowitzki.

"I've got 8 assists!" After assisting Michael Finley to hit a mid-range shot through a pick-and-roll, Nash unexpectedly provoked Meng Xu when he passed by Meng Xu's side. In this season's assist list, Meng Xu ranks first with an average of nearly 13 assists per game, while Nash's average assists per game are only 8, so after saying that he and Meng Xu compared the number of assists, Nash was still a little weak-hearted, but the strength of not admitting defeat in his heart still supported Nash to carry out this bet, but in the later game, Nash suddenly found that he seemed to have entered the state that he had dreamed of, but had never been able to touch. A lot of passes that could not be completed before can now be completed with ease, and Nash also found that his vision on the field seems to be broader, so Nash's confidence and fighting spirit are also getting stronger and stronger, plus he led Meng Xu 8-6 in the number of assists, so when he retreated, Nash couldn't help but provoke Meng Xu.

"I hope you'll be smiling so much after the game." After hearing Nash's provocation, Meng Xu was also obviously stunned for a moment, this guy actually learned to spew trash talk, but Meng Xu not only didn't have any anger about it, but was also a little excited, the stronger the opponent, the more motivated, and the more arrogant the opponent, the more sense of accomplishment after defeating them.

Switching offense and defense, Meng Xu, who dribbled to the front court, first made a blocking and dismantling cooperation with Jermaine O'Neal, and then handed the ball to Jermaine O'Neal, who turned and went down, and he blocked Nowitzki who was making up for Jermaine O'Neal, obviously during the pause, for the Pacers' blocking and dismantling tactics, the old Nelson made sufficient responses, just after receiving the ball, Jermaine O'Neal, when he was about to stop and jump, Antoine Walker, who was supposed to defend James Posey, appeared in front of Jermaine O'Neal in a very timely manner, and Jermaine O'Neal did not choose to force a shot in front of Walker, but handed the ball back to Meng Xu.

After Jermaine O'Neal ran to the basket with Walker, Nash, who was delayed by Jermaine O'Neal just now, caught up with Meng Xu again, and formed a bag with Nowitzki on Meng Xu, Meng Xu chose to force a turn in front of Nowitzki after leaning on Nowitzki with his back, but after Meng Xu turned around, he did not continue to break through, or shoot in front of Nowitzki, but passed the basketball from the gap in the crowd to James Posey, who was already on standby in the bottom corner.

The open three-point is James Posey's strong point, plus the defenders are very far away from James Posey, so after receiving Meng Xu's pass, James Posey easily hit it after calmly adjusting.

Although Rick Carlisle and Nelson Sr. strengthened their defense against the opponent's blocking and dismantling during the pause just now, but under the continuous scheduling of Meng Xu and Nash, the offense of both sides on the court still seemed to be very smooth, and there was no panic and discomfort because of the opponent's targeted defense, and due to the increase in defensive intensity, the players on both sides ran more without the ball, and the number of passes also skyrocketed, and the game was more enjoyable.

In this situation, Meng Xu and Nash's assists also rose sharply, and at the end of the first half, both sides had more than 10 assists, Nash had 6 points and 13 assists, and Meng Xu had 7 points and 12 assists. And Meng Xu and Nash are like competing on the field, with wonderful assists again and again, and all kinds of coquettish passes, which made the audience, even the audience in front of the TV, fascinated, perhaps through today's game, many viewers who were not Nash and Meng Xu fans before were conquered by them and became their loyal fans.

"This is the first time I've seen Meng Xu so focused on organizing the team." In the second half of the second quarter, or even after the start of the second half, Meng Xu gave up almost all his personal offensive opportunities, and put all his energy on the defensive end and organizing the team, in a period of nearly 10 minutes, he didn't make a single shot, such a special Meng Xu, so that Michaels was a little surprised, although Meng Xu's number of shots this season has dropped a lot, but it has also remained at an average of about 18 times per game, especially before this game, in the two games against the Nets and the Celtics, Meng Xu made 31 shots in one game and 29 shots in one game, and today's game has now reached the third quarter, but Meng Xu's shots are only 5 times, which is obviously very abnormal for Meng Xu.

"On the contrary, I think that Meng Xu's ability to master the rhythm on the court in today's game is better than before, of course, the 13th of the Mavericks performed very well today." Magic Johnson, who was born as a point guard, can naturally see some different things in Meng Xu and Nash, fancy passes, exquisite assists, Magic Johnson does not pay attention to these superficial things, in the eyes of Magic Johnson, for a point guard, the most important thing is the ability to control the rhythm of the game, and in today's game, Meng Xu and Nash's mastery of the rhythm on the court has reached an unparalleled level, even Jason Kidd of the Nets, The guy who is crowned as the league's No. 1 playmaker may not have the ability of Meng Xu and Nash to control the pace of the game in this game.

"Well, it does seem like that." After hearing Magic Johnson's words, Michaels nodded in agreement after pondering for a few seconds.